Tapas Bars & Casual Dining

Choosing among thousands of tapas bars isn'e easy. Here are a few of my most reliable favorites to get you started.
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Abacería Puerta Carmona, Calle Tintes 1, modest bar with outstanding solomillo al whiskey (pork loin in whiskey sauce)

Abacería El Mercader de Triana, Calle Antillano Campos 15, outrageously creative menu. Learn more in my post Outlandish Menu: Taste Treat or Recipe for Disaster?

Bar Alfalfa, Calle Candilejo, 1, homemade food, hip yet traditional atmosphere

Bar Blanco Cerrillo, Calle José de Velilla 1, famous for its adobo (marinated fried fish) 

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Bar Blanco Cerillo
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Bar Estrella, Calle Estrella, 3, eclectic mix of old bullfight memorabilia and modernist photos; excellent traditional food.

Bar Plata, Calle Resolana, 2, classic fare with "a special atmosphere." Learn more in my post Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone. 

​Bar Santa Ana, Calle Pureza, 82, Triana, classic fare, excellent carrilladas (beef cheeks). Learn more in my post Should a Church Have Its Own Bar? Hell, Yeah!

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A bull presides over Bar Estrella's dining room.

Bodega Mateos Ruíz, Calle Palacios Malaver, 33, best fried cod in the city. Learn more in my post Catching Codfish in a Backstreet Bodega

​Bodeguita Romero, Calle Harinas 10, traditional fare, famous for their pig cheeks (carrilladas)

Casa Morales, Calle García de Vinuesa 11, check out the “secret” back room

Casa Pepe Hillo, Calle Adriano, 24, classic bar taurino (bullfighting bar) near the bullring. Try the cola de toro (bull's tail).

Los Coloniales, Plaza Cristos de Burgos 19, convivial, old-school atmosphere, generous tapas

Taberna La Auténtica, Calle Felipe II, for classic tortilla de patatas. Learn more in my post When Beer Was Hailed as the Breakfast of Champions.

Taberna Sol y Sombra, Calle Castilla, 147, Triana, atmospheric bullfighting theme bar. Learn more in my post On the Horns of an Impossible Moral Dilemma.
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The back room at Casa Morales
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Want the Full Story?

The links below will take you to posts that delve into the culinary specialties, character, history, and quirky cultural context of some of my favorite casual eateries. 
Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
Bar Plata, Sevilla

Another Reason I Don't Keep a Pet Tiger
Casa del Tigre, Sevilla

On the Horns of an Impossible Moral Dilemma.
Taberna Sol y Sombra, Triana

When Beer Was Hailed as the Breakfast of Champions
Taberna La Auténtica

​Outlandish Menu: Taste Treat or Recipe for Disaster?​
Abacería El Mercader de Triana

​Catching Codfish in a Backstreet Bodega
Bodega Mateos Ruíz, Seville

Should a Church Have Its Own Bar? Hell, Yeah!
Bar Santa Ana, Triana, Seville

Where Will You Be At Lunch O'Clock?
​Casa Morales, Seville
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​Chupitos

At the end of a meal, you may be served a complimentary round of chupitos (little slurps), shot-glasses of liqueur such as limoncello, orujo de hierbas​ (great for the digestion), or vodka carmelo (literally vodka candy, which is much nicer than it sounds). Hipper establishments may serve your chupitos in test tubes, infused in a sorbet, or as dollops of foam. Your host wants to send you out into the street with a smile on your lips and warm thoughts about returning again soon.